Chapter 98: Funding of the Troops

"You're here!"

When Wang Yao ran to the camp panting, he was startled by a salute before he even raised his head.

When he raised his head, he saw Shi Liang and Ono saluting him seriously.

"Did you forget to take your medicine before going out today?" Wang Yao stared at the two of them suspiciously.

Wang Yao had thought that he would inevitably be ridiculed and mocked by Shi Liang again, but this situation was really beyond his expectations.

"Report, we didn't take the medicine!"

In response to Wang Yao's teasing, Ono actually replied solemnly.

"What are you two doing?" Wang Yao didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Does this mean that they didn't take the medicine, or that they don't need to take the medicine?
The behavior of these two sinister guys is really abnormal!
When I walked into the tent, Maomao was packing some documents.

"Did these two idiots take the wrong medicine today?" Wang Yao pointed at the two people who were guarding respectfully outside the tent and asked.

Maomao looked at Wang Yao meaningfully, and said with a half-smile: "Isn't it because our Lord Yao is so skilled and has overwhelmed everyone else, completely shocking them?"

"What?" Wang Yao was confused.

Maomao didn't say anything, but handed over a large piece of paper.

Wang Yao took it in confusion, only to see the four words "Canyon Gazette" printed on it in lead movable type.

Palace bulletin?

It seems to be a general term for ancient newspapers, right?
With doubt, Wang Yao took a look at the contents below the court report.

"Unprecedented! A thousand-man commander competes with a commander of the same level, one against five!"

"The newly promoted centurion has revealed a teleportation skill that is comparable to the wisdom of the world!"

"The best soldier in Shu! The soldier with the most potential to become a hero this year!"

Looking at the densely packed reports, Wang Yao raised his head from the newspaper in disbelief: "What the hell is this?!"

Maomao smiled and said, "The news of you fighting against five centurions in the bottom lane has spread like wildfire. Now it has become a hot topic in our army. Not only Shi Liang and Xiao Ye, but now the soldiers of our entire Seventh Main Force all regard you as an idol!"

"So, I'm on the headlines?" Wang Yao asked with a mixed feeling. This was the first time he had been on the headlines since he was a child!

"What's the headline?" Maomao was stunned for a moment, then said, "Anyway, you are now a famous person among the soldiers."

Wang Yao smiled and said nothing.

Rather than being a famous person or anything, he is actually more concerned about how the big guy Zhang Fei, as the top person in charge of the bottom lane, will deal with the aftermath!

After a pause, Wang Yao said somewhat depressedly: "By the way, why didn't you remind me that the captain must be on duty at the two time periods of 1:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.?"

"I forgot. After all, I was just promoted to centurion, and I'm not very familiar with many matters." Maomao stuck out his tongue awkwardly, and then said, "But don't worry. When the disciplinary inspector came to check on you just now, we told him that you accidentally ate croton and had diarrhea in the toilet."

Wang Yao covered his face and groaned in pain.

Although he was grateful that his teammates did not take the opportunity to make a last kill, this reason was really too embarrassing!
"How's the training going for the troops?"

"Don't worry, everything will go well." Maomao replied with a smile.

At this time, a voice came from outside the tent. "Fei Yi reports!"

"Come in." Maomao responded.

The curtain was drawn aside, and Fei Yi walked in. He saluted Wang Yao with a serious face.

"Lord Yao, this is the funds allocated by the top management. Please check the specific flow of funds." Fei Yi said as he respectfully held up a booklet.

"understood."

Wang Yao was still a little uncomfortable with the 180-degree change in his subordinates' attitudes. He took the booklet uncomfortably. After Fei Yi left, he couldn't help but ask Maomao beside him, "How come the army still has funds?"

"Of course." Maomao, who had become Wang Yao's personal secretary, nodded and said, "The army also needs a lot of expenses on a daily basis, such as the soldiers' monthly salary, the replacement of old weapons and armor, the maintenance of siege artillery vehicles, and daily food. We are responsible for all these. Do you think that if you don't do anything, the soldiers will unconditionally help you fight?"

"I see." Wang Yao nodded, feeling that this was quite novel and real. However, when he saw the amount of funds in the booklet, he was so shocked that his eyes widened.

11000 gold coins!!

"So many?!" Wang Yao looked back in disbelief.

More than ten thousand gold coins, that's enough for him to buy a set of six divine equipment!
"It's okay?" Maomao said as if it was nothing. "You don't care about anything all day long. You don't know that the maintenance cost of a siege artillery vehicle is 10 gold coins a day, right?"

Wang Yao was speechless. The maintenance cost of a cannon cart for one day was equivalent to the monthly salary of 10 soldiers! So the cannon carts needed maintenance?

But on second thought, cars need regular maintenance from time to time, and artillery vehicles used in combat are no exception. Moreover, the combat effectiveness of a single artillery vehicle is indeed not comparable to that of 10 soldiers.

However, looking at the astronomical figures on the accounts, Wang Yao couldn't help but feel a little distracted.

I dare not say all of them, but 2000 of them would be enough for him to buy an Infinity Blade!

Ever since giving the Quick Strike Lance to Zhao Yun, Wang Yao's target has changed from Pure Sky to Endless Battle, because Endless Battle not only increases the critical strike rate by 20%, but also reminds of 50% critical strike effect. In Wang Yao's view, it is comparable to the god-killing Sword of Mistin!

"Now you know why so many soldiers are eager to be promoted to centurions. The huge amount of funds is also a reason. Any one of them is a soldier's annual salary." Maomao suddenly said cryptically.

Wang Yao turned around and gave Maomao a meaningful look.

He immediately understood what Maomao said; the higher the position one holds, the more opportunities one has to take advantage of others. This is an inevitable rule under the old system.

The soldiers are no exception. In this world, they are no longer a simple data image, but real living people. Many real things will also happen here.

From this point of view, 2da's appointment to the lower position actually indirectly obstructed the financial path of some senior executives, which is why he was treated so poorly.

Wang Yao took a deep breath with some emotion. For the first time, he understood that the word "glory" had many meanings.

"A gentleman loves money but gets it in a proper way. We can't just follow what others do." Smiling at Chong Maomao, Wang Yao began to look through the accounts.

Maomao next to him was stunned for a moment, then smiled faintly and stood silently behind Wang Yao. His pair of black eyes looking at Wang Yao's back were filled with a kind of hidden eagerness.

The seventh main force's food cost 50 gold coins per day.
Replacing old weapons and armor with new ones costs 500 gold coins per month.
The maintenance cost of five siege cannons is 50 gold coins per day.
Although he is still very poor and needs gold coins to buy equipment to equip himself, Wang Yao is disdainful of stealing public funds. This is a matter of principle.

It took more than an hour to look through all the funding flows, but Wang Yao was surprised that the troops' daily expenses were about 370 gold coins. If estimated based on the number of months, the monthly cost would be around 11100 gold coins, with 900 gold coins left over!

"I see there are still 900 gold coins. How about you keep 300 gold coins as a reserve and add the remaining gold coins to the troops' daily meals?" Wang Yao suggested.

Maomao smiled and nodded: "I'll listen to you. You're really good to the soldiers. As far as I know, if there are extra gold coins in the general budget, the centurions will not be willing to take them out."

Looking back at Maomao, Wang Yao just smiled faintly: "Some people shouldn't just give silently without any return."

　I wish you all a happy New Year and new progress in the new year. There are too many relatives and friends visiting me for the New Year, but the guests have finally left. I will update one chapter first and see if I can update another chapter at three o'clock tonight. After all, there will be distant relatives visiting me every day, so I probably won't have time. I'm a little depressed. Why is the computer in the living room at home? Sometimes I can't even write when I want to.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)